2.4 release copy edits

source/applications/read.txt

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ On Arrays and Subdocuments
 ``````````````````````````
 
 The following operation finds all documents in the ``bios`` collection
-and returns the the ``last`` field in the ``name`` subdocument and the
+and returns the ``last`` field in the ``name`` subdocument and the
 first two elements in the ``contribs`` array:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript

source/faq/developers.txt

@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ adaptively adjust the amount of padding added to documents to prevent
 document relocations following updates.
 
 You can change the default :data:`~collStats.paddingFactor`
-calculation by using the the :dbcommand:`collMod` command with the
+calculation by using the :dbcommand:`collMod` command with the
 :collflag:`usePowerOf2Sizes` flag. The :collflag:`usePowerOf2Sizes`
 flag ensures that MongoDB allocates document space in sizes that are
 powers of 2, which helps ensure that MongoDB can efficiently reuse

source/faq/diagnostics.txt

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ If :program:`mongod` shuts down unexpectedly on a UNIX or UNIX-based
 platform, and if :program:`mongod` fails to log a shutdown or error
 message, then check your system logs for messages pertaining to MongoDB.
 For example, for logs located in in ``/var/log/messages``,
-use the the following commands:
+use the following commands:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 

source/meta/build.txt

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ The build system contains the following 8 makefiles:
 
 - *releases*: Describe targets for generating files for inclusion in
   the installation have the versions of MongoDB automatically baked
-  into the their text.
+  into their text.
 
 - *errors*: Special processing of the HTTP error pages.
 

source/reference/explain.txt

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Core Explain Output
 .. data:: explain.indexOnly
 
    :data:`~explain.indexOnly` is a boolean value that returns ``true``
-   when the the query is :ref:`covered <indexes-covered-queries>` by
+   when the query is :ref:`covered <indexes-covered-queries>` by
    the index indicated in the :data:`~explain.cursor` field. When an
    index covers a query, MongoDB can both match the :ref:`query
    conditions <read-operations-query-document>` **and** return the

source/reference/glossary.txt

@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ Glossary
       different points:
 
       - :term:`Initial sync` occurs when MongoDB creates new databases on a
-        new or restored :term:`replica set` member, populating the the
+        new or restored :term:`replica set` member, populating the
         member with the replica set's data.
 
       - "Replication" occurs continually after initial sync and keeps

source/reference/replica-configuration.txt

@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ disk type of ``ssd``, you could use the following tag set:
 However, to create comparable write concern modes, you would specify a
 different set of
 :data:`~local.system.replset.settings.getLastErrorModes`
-configuration. Consider the the following sequence of operations in
+configuration. Consider the following sequence of operations in
 the :program:`mongo` shell:
 
 #. Create the replica set configuration object ``conf``:

source/tutorial/limit-number-of-elements-in-updated-array.txt

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Consider the following document in the collection ``students``:
              ]
    }
 
-The the following update uses the :operator:`$push` operator with:
+The following update uses the :operator:`$push` operator with:
 
 - the :operator:`$each` modifier to append to the array 2 new elements,
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The the following update uses the :operator:`$push` operator with:
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
    db.students.update(
-                       { _id: 1 }, 
+                       { _id: 1 },
                        { $push: { scores: { $each : [
                                                       { attempt: 3, score: 7 },
                                                       { attempt: 4, score: 4 }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ the ``scores`` array:
       "scores" : [
                    { "attempt" : 3, "score" : 7 },
                    { "attempt" : 2, "score" : 8 },
-                   { "attempt" : 1, "score" : 10 } 
+                   { "attempt" : 1, "score" : 10 }
                  ]
    }